Luxe Lanyard, Kalkatungu

Glenda McCulloch is a First Nations artist, a proud Kalkadoon woman, currently residing on Kalkatungu Country (Queensland).

We paint our traditional homelands, Kalkatungu country, with a heavy focus on the landscape because it is very special to us. This country is where our father and mother call home. We were raised here, and it’s also where we are raising our children. This country is very rough and rugged, the heat twisting and folding back on itself, and the ochres being pushed up from the depths. Gold, silver, and the many other minerals in the earth give us the most unique mineral belt in the world. The peach-filled skies, together with the blues, pinks, and purples, paint us the renowned Kalkadoon sunsets. Spinifex covers the hillsides, and the ghost gums flourish among the intensely red dirt where our Kalkadoon Warriors quarried famous green stone axes.

We draw inspiration from these connections and vivid memories. We use traditional shapes and symbols, along with an unrestricted palette, to create a modern interpretation of our traditional culture.